Runoff, sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus losses from agricultural land converted to sweetgum and switchgrass bioenergy feedstock production in north Alabama

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 655-664

  Nyakatawa, E Z ^a   Mays, D A ^a   Tolbert, V R ^b   Green, T H ^a   Bingham, L ^a  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Cover crops; Fertilizer; No till; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

COVER CROPS; NO-TILL;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVER CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FOSSIL FUEL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTATION; RAINFALL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SILTY LOAM; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; CORN; E I S; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745844412     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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